Kristine Bungay, 42, of Carroll Gardens, ordered a custom spinner last month after seeing a high-end desktop spinner on Instagram.

“My job is constant problem solving and juggling,” said the Reebok executive showroom manager, who shelled out $3,500 for a custom spinner in the shape of turntables and $5,500 for two others with hand-set Swarovski crystals. “If I miss one move or step, everything gets thrown off for the day.”

Now she fidgets her cares away.

“I spin for three to five minutes every two to three hours to refresh my mind and breathe,” she said. “I spin it one last time before I leave the office and I love having those minutes just to myself. I just now realized that I had been sleeping better when I started this ritual.”

Others regard their spinners as both a tool to relax and a desktop trophy.

Evan Branfman, a 40-year-old financial advisor in Huntington, LI, found himself checking out high-end fidget spinners online for months before investing in one himself: a $1,500 model made from vintage, gold-toned belt buckles, soldered together with Swarovski crystals.

Evan Branfman’s $1500 fidget spinner

Both Bungay and Branfman purchased their spinners from Forman Lauren, a Florida-based jewelry designer whose company Axissories has created pieces for Katy Perry and Fergie.
“[It] works to calm my mind,” said Branfman, who works in wealth management. “I meditate quite a bit, and I’m always looking for [new] techniques, especially in our industry.”

Lauren said there’s quite a demand for her fancy spinners, which range in price from $500 to $5,000.